
Known for
Acting
Born
March 11, 1921
Birthplace
Helsinki, Finland
Died
October 26, 2013 (aged 92)
Ritva Helinä Arvelo (11 March 1921 – 26 October 2013) was a Finnish actress, director, screenwriter and a pioneer in modern dance.
She was one of the first four Finnish women film directors.
Arvelo was born in Helsinki. Arvelo attended the first course of the Helsinki Theatre Academy in 1943 and also graduated with a master's degree in romance philology from the University of Helsinki. In the 1940s, she worked as a dancer in Maggie Gripenberg's internationally acclaimed champion group and worked as a model for fashion salons in Helsinki.
During her career, Arvelo worked for the Finnish National Theatre and appeared in such films as Radio tekee murron (1951), Kilroy sen teki (1957), Nothin...
1988
as Tellervo Laine
1986
1984
as Raijan äiti
1984
as Ylihoitajatar
1970
as Mrs. Heinä
1961
Screenplay, Director
1957
Dialogue
1952
as Eila Teräsvuori
1951
as Eila Ritolampi
1948
as Leila Kesänen
1947
as Inga Silver
1947
as Enni Suvinen
1946
as Lena Bergroth
1945
as Kirsti Salme
1945